Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-08
VAaIIIaE T1IKs No. q.

RAMgIlAK TALks No. g..
BY Z. MEEKKE.
lwETTTKz Fos TIE PosT-mrELLIoKNcKR- I
We have for two weeks been hauling
manure with two teams, and are not
done YET. also shipped up hum
dred tons Of stable manure from Ia
eoma for the Puyallup farm. Our first
hop yard is now twenty years old. I
cannot say that 1t has failed much. or,
in fact, at all; that is. It does not yet
show decadence, but We all know the
same fertility Of sod IS not present,
and that the same conditions do not
exist as existed twenty years ago, and
that it Is only question OF time when
the drafts made upon the soil viii tell
In decreased crop.
believe It is sin against nature,
this terrible waste Of the " fat OF the
Land incident to the building up OF
great cities and the tendency Of the
population 10 crowd into cities under
our complex system Of modern socie-
ties; a sin We know the punishment OF
which will be visited upon the renotest
generations.
Liebig says wasted excremen hast
sned the decay Of Roman agriculture,
and there ensued condition the most
caiamit0us and frightful When the
eloacal Of the seven-hilled city had abb
sofbed the well-being Of the Roman
peasants. italy was put in, and then
Sicily aud Sardinia and Africa" War
ring adds: " Not one Of these coun-
tries has regained its lost greatness and
prosperity. IL is not the waste OF
cities alone that destroys the fruitful
ness Of a country, though that Is one
OF the great causes the next Is that Of
the waste Of the BARNARD. As reli-
gi0us duty 20 posterity, II for no other
reason. every farmer ought 20 husband
the manure aud return the accumula-
tons around his barn 10 the land from
whence Il came. II will pay. however,
even on our boosted " inexhaustible
soil, 70 manure our land. Certain
crops, we know, would be injured
take, for instance. the cat land Of La
conner, where already the oats yield a
hundred bushels per acre and grow 50
tall that the grain is almost sure 70
lodge. On such land and for that
crop manure would not only not be
beneficial, but would be injurious. So
u would be on some Of our meadow
land, where already i've tons Of tim0-
thF hay per acre have been cut. such
would not be beneficial; nevertheless
We all have land and all raise certain
crops which derive benefit from ma
nure,
once had a patch Of corn on the
Puyaiiup farm twelve feet high Ma
aure did t. We all know our deli
rious cool summer nights are not
suited for the fun development Of corn
IN other words. that this is not a corn
country. In this ease the warming
Effect Of the manure i where most Of
the benefit came in hope 10 have
several acres Of il this summer, fully
- tall, which | viii grow for the dairy
10 be fed green aud for eusilage Then /
next year this land may be planted IN
almost any kind OF root crops with
goOd results and with increased profits.
The third year safely 20 potatoes, with
out fear OF injury. We usually COM
post the manure on the home place.
A better method ! believe. Is % haul
i out about as Il accumuiates; II not
- haalsd. then | would say, by ell
means compost
Within a mile upon certain stretch
Of road much less than a thousand
miles away from where reside, there
are three hog pens stuck right out In
front next O. The road. stencil In the
hostrIls Of every one passing on the
public highway, q crime against the
laws ct decency and a reproach 60 the
owners. IL Is thoughtltssness ON the
part az these people, undoubtedly. and
wish some Of their ncighhors would
suggest that hogs will fatteu jus, IS
fast in pens back from the road as out
IN The front Our harms and harnvarfls
arr 500 often a sight not pleasant 10 the
eye. but With these in our warm wet
waters there is some measure OF ex-
cnse but with the front ward hog-pen.
Whncsn say why such should beg One
nerd not and ought not have a filthy
hog pen. bat Il you will. why. put Il
cut % sight and smell OF your neigh
eors. II t Is good Tor once he selfish
enough 90 appropriate il all 10 Yourself
and neither borrow nor lend.
We have the sheep on two Of the hop
yards while the hrst blowing and grub
ping 3 progressing, and viii try to
seeP them there until the weather l.
warm enough for thc rapid growth ot
ne vine rhis insurcs a clean hop
huh clean Of both weeds ami vines, for
The sheep src very fond OF the young
shoot, and Keep il nippcd "a close To
thc ground By doing this, when the
growth is allowed 70 stand the weather
Nartu aad the sua bright, the vine Niil
MOI only take better % the pole with
oot training but VIII likewise stick
closer Is &c and give less trouble IN
training | NuEid as spOn nos have a
VINE above ground before the iuth OF
NAY al otherwise, and believe Ne arv
a. sure ei a crop - Il We trained the
earliest and az = less cost of cultiva.
tom.
TIE lewclry promised 90 the COWS
some time sEo vas distributed TO-DAY
an1 20 almost every instance The do.
nation Vas received with a shake al
thc ac2i. as if to say Ne. thank You
/ would rather 81 without Never
taeiesS ee went on and gave ou'
eFeniy-seyeas and 50 nov each aDl
ma has sehire metal eNr-tag with ms
Aaale un % and a different namhcr fe'
each. % distinguish the animal fruu
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changed d the help about the plae
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st-a Fcry atJlc pain 60 the animal ar
g +nlury. she COWS We.it right o
NafRl1e thslr cuds the same a. i ug
Sains hai happened. the calves seem
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